1881 census county

Yorkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

22,517 surnames are listed for Yorkshire, covering 2,654,453 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Eliss, with 28 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Yorkshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
7001	Eliss	28	0.000%	4.20x
7002	Fellowes	28	0.000%	0.59x
7003	Findley	28	0.000%	0.37x
7004	Freeston	28	0.000%	0.95x
7005	Fulford	28	0.000%	0.29x
7006	Gavaghan	28	0.000%	3.67x
7007	Gillan	28	0.000%	0.28x
7008	Gillingham	28	0.000%	0.22x
7009	Gleaves	28	0.000%	0.65x
7010	Glentworth	28	0.000%	5.27x
7011	Goodby	28	0.000%	2.07x
7012	Grabham	28	0.000%	0.78x
7013	Greewood	28	0.000%	5.36x
7014	Grigg	28	0.000%	0.15x
7015	Gunton	28	0.000%	0.42x
7016	Hadwick	28	0.000%	3.37x
7017	Haig	28	0.000%	0.25x
7018	Halpin	28	0.000%	0.54x
7019	Hamlet	28	0.000%	0.57x
7020	Hawden	28	0.000%	4.53x
7021	Hewetson	28	0.000%	0.95x
7022	Hinks	28	0.000%	0.24x
7023	Hodgkin	28	0.000%	0.74x
7024	Horrabin	28	0.000%	2.84x
7025	Hosley	28	0.000%	5.36x
7026	Hotchin	28	0.000%	1.93x
7027	Hullock	28	0.000%	2.84x
7028	Hurdus	28	0.000%	5.17x
7029	Ingamells	28	0.000%	1.36x
7030	Isitt	28	0.000%	2.05x
7031	Jasper	28	0.000%	0.30x
7032	Jude	28	0.000%	0.52x
7033	Kendle	28	0.000%	0.93x
7034	Layden	28	0.000%	1.57x
7035	Livesay	28	0.000%	1.57x
7036	Lott	28	0.000%	0.25x
7037	Lundie	28	0.000%	0.56x
7038	Maddock	28	0.000%	0.11x
7039	Maine	28	0.000%	0.68x
7040	Manwaring	28	0.000%	0.61x
7041	Marquis	28	0.000%	0.56x
7042	Mcglynn	28	0.000%	5.08x
7043	Mcmanus	28	0.000%	1.10x
7044	Michael	28	0.000%	0.18x
7045	Mundell	28	0.000%	0.69x
7046	Nutting	28	0.000%	0.53x
7047	Osbourn	28	0.000%	0.61x
7048	Pain	28	0.000%	0.11x
7049	Pantry	28	0.000%	2.32x
7050	Pauling	28	0.000%	1.16x
7051	Pheasey	28	0.000%	1.87x
7052	Picken	28	0.000%	0.23x
7053	Pickthall	28	0.000%	0.74x
7054	Pidcock	28	0.000%	1.11x
7055	Poynter	28	0.000%	0.45x
7056	Rabjohn	28	0.000%	4.14x
7057	Raddings	28	0.000%	7.06x
7058	Ridler	28	0.000%	0.39x
7059	Rolinson	28	0.000%	1.35x
7060	Salmons	28	0.000%	0.69x
7061	Scarbro	28	0.000%	3.37x
7062	Seagrove	28	0.000%	1.57x
7063	Seale	28	0.000%	0.55x
7064	Shales	28	0.000%	2.13x
7065	Shrigley	28	0.000%	1.49x
7066	Simonds	28	0.000%	0.37x
7067	Skeen	28	0.000%	1.06x
7068	Skelley	28	0.000%	2.05x
7069	Sowter	28	0.000%	0.45x
7070	Staves	28	0.000%	3.11x
7071	Suddick	28	0.000%	2.81x
7072	Sumpton	28	0.000%	1.61x
7073	Swatman	28	0.000%	1.53x
7074	Tearney	28	0.000%	1.27x
7075	Tennet	28	0.000%	2.25x
7076	Thornbury	28	0.000%	1.24x
7077	Troop	28	0.000%	1.00x
7078	Trumble	28	0.000%	2.08x
7079	Tuckett	28	0.000%	0.60x
7080	Tunstill	28	0.000%	2.34x
7081	Westcott	28	0.000%	0.15x
7082	Whitelam	28	0.000%	2.71x
7083	Willet	28	0.000%	1.08x
7084	Witts	28	0.000%	0.32x
7085	Wooding	28	0.000%	0.22x
7086	Woodley	28	0.000%	0.11x
7087	Wykes	28	0.000%	0.28x
7088	Aistrop	27	0.000%	4.51x
7089	Allchurch	27	0.000%	1.05x
7090	Arden	27	0.000%	0.39x
7091	Argyle	27	0.000%	0.56x
7092	Baxandall	27	0.000%	6.81x
7093	Bewley	27	0.000%	0.35x
7094	Bogan	27	0.000%	1.57x
7095	Boreham	27	0.000%	0.23x
7096	Boreman	27	0.000%	4.23x
7097	Bremner	27	0.000%	0.11x
7098	Brignell	27	0.000%	2.07x
7099	Brining	27	0.000%	4.82x
7100	Bryon	27	0.000%	0.94x